Jerry Jeff Walker, a singer-songwriter and influential country musician known for penning the song 'Mr. Bojangles,' died Friday after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 78.

Jerry Jeff Walker, a singer-songwriter and influential country musician known for penning the song 'Mr. Bojangles,' died Friday after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 78.

Jerry Jeff Walker, who moved to Austin after becoming famous with the song “Mr. Bojangles” and helped to change the landscape of Austin music in the 1970s, died Friday, according to close ...

Jerry Jeff Walker, a Texas country singer and songwriter who wrote the pop song “Mr. Bojangles,” has died at age 78. Walker died Friday of cancer, family spokesman John T. Davis told The ...

The man who gave us “Mr. Bojangles” is gone. Jerry Jeff Walker died yesterday, October 23, 2020, in AUstin, a town he loved and made his home. He was 78.

Jerry Jeff Walker, the outlaw country songwriter best known for penning “Mr. Bojangles”, has died following a long battle with throat cancer. He was 78 years old.

Under the spare tire in his trunk, in a rusty pool of water, is a 45. Jerry Jeff Walker, “Mr. Bojangles.” BH: The only record there? JH: Ibby had it when he left New Castle, Indiana.

Notably, Sammy Davis Jr.'s version of the song reduced President Richard Nixon to tears, the obituary states. Born Ronald Clyde Crosby on March 16, 1942, in Oneonta, N.Y., Walker was an only child ...

Country musician Jerry Jeff Walker, known for song ‘Mr. Bojangles’ dead at 78 FILE PHOTO: Prolific songwriter and country musician Jerry Jeff Walker, known for his song "Mr. Bojangles," has died.

Jerry Jeff Walker, the singer-songwriter who wrote “Mr. Bojangles” and helped create what became known as progressive country, passed away Friday, Oct. 23, at 78. He had been suffering from ...